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The latest 32-minute EP from Drab Majesty marks the start of a stirring new chapter in the band’s majestic legacy. Written during a 2021 retreat to the remote coastal Oregon town of Yachats, Deb Demure leaned into the neo-psychedelic resonance of a uniquely bowl-shaped 12-string Ovation acoustic/electric guitar. After early morning hikes in the rain, Deb would record ambient guitar experiments the rest of the day, tapping into “flow states,” letting the sound lead the way. These sessions were then refined or recreated, and later elevated further with key collaborations by Rachel Goswell (Slowdive), Justin Meldal-Johnsen (Beck, M83, Air), and Ben Greenberg (Uniform, Circular Ruin Studio). An Object In Motion is true to its title, capturing the chrysalis moment of an artist evolving, reborn and untethered, silhouetted against an open horizon.
“Cape Perpetua” kicks off the collection’s divergent palette: sparkling acoustic finger-picking refracted through delay, equal parts raga and reverie. Melodies and moods congeal and dissipate, at the threshold of rustic American primitivism, brooding neo-folk, and pastoral melancholia. “The Skin And The Glove” deploys jangle to different effect – baggy, soaring, grey-skied kaleidoscopic pop in the spirit of Stone Roses, Primal Scream, and The Glove. Rachel Goswell lends her iconic freefall voice to The Cure-esque ballad, “Vanity,” infusing poetic gravity to the doomed refrain: “If the valve breaks / then the earth quakes / and history finds a way / to put you in your place.”
“Yield To Force”, the closing track of the EP, may be the most anomalous offering of the set. A 15-minute instrumental odyssey of cyclical strings, ominous slide guitar, and simmering synthesizer, the piece sways and spirals like a long zoom into distant storm clouds. Demure finesses the guitar with a restless but regal grandeur, unfolding a panorama of peaks, shadows, and plateaus. It’s music both intuitive and prophetic, tracing the slow swing of pendulums across an endless plain. Taken as a whole, ’An Object In Motion’ presents a showcase of potential futures from Drab’s evolving domain, their sound poised to bloom at the precipice of transformation.
All songs Written and Received by Deb Demure
Produced, Mixed, and Engineered by Ben Greenberg
A3 Produced and Engineered by Andrew Clinco
A1, A2, and B1 Recorded at Circular Ruin in Brooklyn, NY
A3 Recorded at Bungalow Frequency in Pasadena, CA
Mastered by Matt Colton
Vocal accompaniment on A1 by Rachel Goswell
Additional vocals and lyrics on A3 by Alex Nicolaou
Bass guitar on A3 by Justin Meldaal-Johnsen
Bass and slide guitar on A1 by Ben Greenberg
MS-20 solo on B1 by Randall Dunn
Slide guitar on B1 by Logan Montana
Artwork by Andrew Clinco
Layout design by Nathaniel Young
C P 2023 Drab Majesty under exclusive license to Dais Records
∙∙∙Drab Majesty : An Object In Motion∙∙∙
01. Vanity (feat. Rachel Goswell) (0:00)
02. Cape Perpetua (5:50)
03. The Skin and The Glove (11:17)
04. Yield To Force (17:16)
∙∙∙released in August 2023∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙
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